

It is very strange to be angry and frustrated with the game while also having fun at the same time. We had a whole lot of fun playing with the Bop-It Extreme II. Mix in the background sound and it quickly becomes confusing and therefore, far more challenging. Beat Bop replaces those commands with a different sound for each knob. The mode where the computer tells you what button to press is called "Vox Bop". However, if you are in a crazy, wacky and masochistic mood you can try the other difficulty setting known as "Beat Bop". It speeds up, slows down, repeats itself and tries all manner of tricks to make you turn, pull, spin, flick or bop the wrong thing at the wrong time. It sounds fairly simple doesn't it? The truth is, the game is quite easy at first but it gets more and more difficult as time goes on. However, since Hasbro recommends it for ages 8 and up, we're pretty sure this is not its intended use. If you were to substitute the player being knocked out, to a player having to, say, scull a drink, the Bop It doubles as a fun drinking game as well. If you want to corrupt the childlike innocence of the Bop It, this mode can also be played a little differently and with a little more liquid. The next person in turn is handed the bop it and has their turn until each failing player is knocked out and only one person remains. Each player is given a set of activities until the device says "pass it". The pass it mode is a multiplayer game and is a load of fun. However, Solo is not the only mode available. When playing "Solo" mode, the objective is to beat your own score.

If you fail to do one of these tasks in time, it mocks you and then gives you a score for your efforts. When the game begins, a poorly replicated beat starts up and a voice says bop it, twist it, pull it, bop it, flick it and so on. The new activities are "flick it" and "spin it". The Bop-It Extreme II is the sequel and as such it has new activities bringing the total to five. If you don't do it in time, the game is over. As the Bop-It said the name of the activity you had to quickly do what it before it says another activity. Each knob was a different activity designed to test your reflexes. The original Bop-It looked like a colourful boomerang with a big "Bop It" button in the middle and a knob on either side. It seems like a harmless toy, a bit of clean fun, but once you bop you just can't stop. The Hasbro Bop-It Extreme II is evil in its purest form. However, if you value your sanity, turn back now. The Bop-It Extreme II is an activities-based electronic game that can be played by one or more people.
